Sunday, 10 August 2014

Holidaying

We are back after spending a week on the beautiful Isle of Arran. We love Arran and we had our summer holiday there last year too. It is so peaceful but there is so much to do and it's the perfect place for a family holiday.

Again, we stayed in a little cottage in Lamlash Bay and enjoyed waking up to views of the Holy Isle each morning. The weather was mixed....there was blue skies, grey skies, sunshine and rain! But we were out and about, rain or shine. Most of our time was spent outdoors. We did lots of walking visiting the Giants Graves on Whiting Bay and also walking right over the top of Mullach Mor on the Holy Isle. We are lucky as Miss M loves to be outdoors, she can walk for miles and doesn't complain so long as there are snacks along the way! Miss M also went pony trekking which she loved, she talked about it for days afterwards.

We went to the Arran Annual Farmers show which was fantastic even though in the morning it rained very heavily. The Arran Pipe Band were there as well as lots of horses, sheep, cows etc and The Clan mountain biking stunt team. There was a dog agility course, and although we don't have a dog, we were able to borrow one so that Miss M could have a go of taking a dog around the course, lots of fun!

We played crazy golf and spent lots of time at various beaches around the island. Most evenings after dinner were spent at Lamlash pier where Miss M discovered a love of crabbing! She loved this so much and was always very careful about putting the crabs gently back into the water after admiring them for a short time!

We had such a great holiday. I am missing Arran already...but we have started planning to go back again next year!

29 comments:

Gorgeous photos and sounds like you had a wonderful time, rain or shine. I can see why you want to go back there. If only you didn't have to go to Arran by boat, I'd love to visit! PS Loved your Jamie Oliver comment - it really made me laugh. xx

I have never been, but I want to now! It looks and sounds so beautiful and peaceful and calm. The boat filled with flowers is lovely isn't it and just right for the setting, especially with the bunting! xx

Arran is gorgeous. I've only been once for a day trip but it is high up my list of places I want to go back and stay to explore.

Were any nice smellies snapped up to bring home from Arran Arromatics? That's where I was desperate to see on our trip and though the bus dropped us off there wasn't a return one....eek! Luckily a kind local was going to near the ferry terminal and gave us a lift. I just loved the small community feel from the place.

It is really lovely when you find a place that suits you for holidays and go back year after year. We had three places that we regularly visited at least every other year and it was only when the children got older that we actually started looking for new places. Aran sounds lovely,and it does look like a great place to visit. I'm glad you had a really good week.

Such stunning photos, what a wonderful place for a holiday! Lots to do, but peaceful and quiet. {And we had the same kind of crab bucket too last week on our seaside holiday!} So glad you and your family had such a great time, and lots of sunshine and blue sky too.Helen xox

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Hello! I'm Marianne and I live in Scotland with my husband G and our wee girl, Miss M. I love all things crafty - sewing, knitting, baking, cross stitch and crochet. I'm happiest when I have at least a few projects on the go! Thank you for visiting my blog.